Course Overview

The HND Fitness, Health, and Exercise* is designed to build on the HNC award and develop your skills and knowledge. You will advance your study of fitness, health, and exercise activities and related areas, specifically increasing awareness of the interdisciplinary nature of fitness and health and developing an understanding of the need to involve participants fully in their own fitness and health development.

You will be able to give ownership of programs to individuals, enabling optimum customer service and developing and applying transferable exercise skills with specific populations.

*subject to revalidation

Special features

• On completion of this course you may also be eligible to apply to go on the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) register, therefore better preparing you for employment in the industry

• You will have the opportunity to make use of sport and fitness facilities across the region

General Eligibility

• 2 Scottish Highers at grade C or above OR

• 2 A Levels at grade D or above

• These should preferably include English plus a science subject or Mathematics

• Alternatively, the completion of a relevant sports-related NC or NQ at SCQF level 6 or above

• For mature student entry, requisite experience with evidence of potential to succeed

• Prospective students without the standard entry requirements as listed above are encouraged to apply, appropriate industry-related experience will be taken into consideration

• You may be required to attend an interview

• This is a Category 1 PVG course: PVG Scheme membership is required to successfully achieve target qualification, where there is guaranteed contact with vulnerable groups in key elements of the course.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

• • Overall score of 5.5 with no element below 5.0

  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic3-Min 50

  • TOEFL-Min 69 or above with min 17 in each section